Radio Design Group, a maker of wireless
and radio frequency equipment for commercial and industrial use, moved into its
new $5-million headquarters in Rogue River. It employs 25
people. Grants Pass Daily Courier, 10/8/2012

CENTRAL OREGON / COLUMBIA GORGE

New Corp. in Klamath Falls,
a provider of extended service plans and product protection programs, will hire
19 people. Herald and News, 10/12/2012

Mt. Bachelor Memory Care, a 56-unit
memory-care facility, is under construction in Bend. The Bulletin,
9/29/2012

EASTERN OREGON

Techniques School of Cosmetology will
open in Ontario in November. It will provide students with the
coursework needed to obtain a cosmetology license in either Oregon or Idaho. Argus
Observer, 9/26/2012

PORTLAND AND SURROUNDING AREAS

The Portland Mercado, a community-inspired
Latino public market will open in southeast Portland in the summer of
2014. It is expected to create 47 jobs in the first five years. The
Oregonian, 10/16/2012

Wal-Mart plans to build a
154,000-square-foot store at the Mill Creek Town Center retail complex in Battle
Ground. It is expected to open in 2014 and employ about 300 people. The
Columbian, 10/12/2012

Evraz North America will restart
a Portland steel mill during the first half of next
year. The mill, which was idled in 2009, will make pipes for oil and
natural gas and will employ 200 workers. Portland Business
Journal, 10/16/2012

WILLAMETTE VALLEY

Construction has begun on the Fern Ridge
Service Center in Veneta. It will house social assistance
organizations and is expected to open in a year. The Register-Guard,
9/29/2012

You can find even more announcements in this week's full edition of Around the State, or search our archives.

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